THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1951,
UNITED
STATES
PESSIMISTIC
About Chances Of Favourable Peking Reply
Marshall Calls For More Men
Washington, Jan. 10.
The United States Seere- tary of Defence, General George Marshall, called to- day for the immediate conscription of 450,000 un- married 18-year-old youths to increase the strength of the American armed forces.
General Marshall, эр- pearing
Senate before a Sub-Committee, said that the present conscription law should be supple- mented by a system of universal military service to include this age group.
Mrs Anna Rosenberg, the Assistant Secretary of Defence in charge of man- power, said that President Truman had given his complete approval to the scheme.
At present only men from 19 to 26 are liable to military service.--Reuter.
Protest Made
To Belgrade
Efforts To Reach
Settlement
The Korea
Of
Crisis
Washington, Jan. 10.
The United States was pessimistic about the chances of Communist China responding favourably to the new overtures by the United Nations for peace in Korea, the US Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, said today.
CANADIAN
INTEREST
IN ASIA
Jan, 10.
Regina (Saskatchewan), Mr H. LaPointe, Canadian Minister for Veterans' Affairs, said here last night that Canada's chief defence responsibility
would continue to be the North Atlantic area but she would not
overlook the importance of Asia. In a speech to the United Mr Acheson said at his weekly Press con- Services Institute here, he said, ference that some United Nations members continue to lie in the defence "Our chief responsibility will thought that body should try again to be sure that of the North Atlantic area.
importance of
the Chinese Communists knew of the whole-overlook the
"Yet we do not intend to hearted desire of the United Nations for a peace-Asia. In my opinion it would be ful settlement in Korea.
Mr Acheson said that the United States was pessimistic about another approach to the Chinese Com munist regime. He agreed that the United States should make it clear that it was leaving no stone unturned to reach a peaceful settlement.
He added that he knew of no plans for the United States to seek the Chinese Communist views on a peace treaty for Japan.
dangerous in the extreme to North America along with the assume that the countries of
countries of Western Europe could safely allow the whole of
Asia to fall under Communist domination.".
Since the Soviet Union was, apparently willing to risk war,
to meet aggression outside Asia, Canada, he added, must also nationalism and self-determina-
the recognise
forces of tion which are at work in Asia
to show
and adopt a policy Mr Acheson was asked if the reports that the United States appreciation of this upsurge of was sending $10,000,000 worth feeling-Reuter. of ammunition to Formosa re-. flected any change in the Go- vernment's policy towards Na- tionalist China.
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EUROPE
Mr Acheson said that they be represented in Japanese Canada must design her policies were also discussing in the peace treaty talks. United States what would be done if the next Chinese Com- munist roply to the United Frankfurt, Jan. 10.
Nations' peace efforts would be It was reported today that no more favourable than the
earlier one, Hungary has sent a protest note to Belgrade, accusing
He Yugo-
thought they could get slavía of "covering
general approval on that ques- up" the
tion. crimes of their border guards.
The Hungarian propaganda radio charged that a 13-year- old boy, who "wandered into Yugoslav territory," was ar- rested by the border guards Mr Acheson smiled and then on several said that he did not have any and "badly beaten pccasions/ It said that after such estimate.
Mr Acheson said he had not months of imprisonment the
heard of a report that the Bri- youngster was allowed to
re- tish Commonwealth Prime turn
Hungary-United Ministers had agreed informally Press.
that Communist China should
..to
Mr Acheson was asked if he could estimate the number of Chinese times it was necessary for the Communists to say "No" before the United Nations would believe them.
This tiger looked strangely out of place against a setting of snow when heavy snowfalls turned Britain's great outdoor Zoo at Whipsnade into a miniature Arctic. Some of the animals were in their element but this tiger took a poor view of the "frozen meat" just given him
by his keeper. (London Express Service.)
Mr Acheson replied that the United States had been giving both economic and military aid to President Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government for some time.
PRIMARY
The military aid was specified THEATRE
by General. Douglas MacArthur, the United States Commander- in-Chief in the Far East, he added. Reuter.
OUT OF QUESTION
Palo Alto, California, Jan. 10.
Retired Fleet Admiral Ches- ter Nimitz warned today that Europe not the Far East is the primary theatre of the present world conflict.
In said
war
in
a speech, Adm Nimitz that the United States must not become involved
- with China. He said. "European nations have the facilities and manpower to build an invincible war ma- chine," and indicated that America must be prepared Prime
prevent aggression from that flank.
New York, Jan. 10. The New York Times said to- day that it appeared to be out of the question that the United States would accord to Com- munist China even limited recognition or sit down with it in a Japanese peace con- ference.
Commenting on the news that the Commonwealth Ministers in London had agreed that the Peking Government should participate in writing peace treaty, the paper said: "The United States, as affirmed anew by President Truman in his State of the Union message, is always willing to negotiate honourable settlements.
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He called on the United States to do all it can to support the United Nations. He said, "In doing so we can have 50 to 60 nations on our side and while many of these cannot offer material support, at least they are not serving the enemy."
"But as long as Communist China continues its present ag-
Admiral Nimitz stated that at gression and persists in killing the end of the war, Russia was United Nations and American as tired of war as were the soldiers, it appears to be out Americans, British and Chinese. of the question that the United He added that had America States would accord to it even maintained a reasonable defen- limited recognition or sit down sive organisation it would not with it in a Japanese peace be in a position as it is today.--- conference.
United Press.
"Any plan based on such a contingency can only be still- born.
"In these circumstances, the United States has been con- sidering a procedure which would permit each belligerent nation to conclude its Own separate peace treaty with Japan.
"It is hoped that the Com- monwealth statesmen will give The method full consideration before they end their confer- ence."-Reuter.
Greek Royalty Visit Macedonia
are
Salonika, Jan. 10. The King and Queen of Greece arrived here today on board the destroyer Navarino. They visiting Macedonia at the same ime as a Greek Government group under the Prime Minister, M. Constantine Venizelos, is here o`stully`reconstruction in the
| northern provinces. Heuter.
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